"Rest in Peace"

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No, I do not agree with that. 'Eternal rest' is a perfectly valid phrase. Even for someone who doesn't believe in life after death, I see nothing wrong with them poetically calling death rest.

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When someone uses the F word, do you think they mean it literally?

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It is the polite thing to say.

Originally posted by DeepThought
No, according to twhitehead's reference above the expression is mentioned by Pliny and goes back to at least 77 AD, it is not connected with bubonic plague.

I am not so sure it is mentioned by Pliny. The given reference says 'salute' without saying whether actual words are used.

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For a start, those don't always apply. I would not say the former about someone I didn't know well, and the latter implies an important job was held, or something along those lines. Nether would be appropriate for a friends parent. 'Condolences' would be much better.

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From now on I will try to say, "Good riddens"

Happy?

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Yes, actually it does. Language is 'perfectly valid' if at least one person sees nothing wrong with it.

Maybe this is an insight into how your thoughts are expressed here sometimes.
Tell us what that 'insight' is instead of hinting vaguely at something without having the guts to say it.

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I generally don't swear, but if I did, I would not mean it rationally, nor would I expect anyone to assume that I did. I am fairly sure that you wouldn't either when you said 'God damn it'. Seriously, do you really think God would send a nail to hell just because you missed it with a hammer?

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I think you could reasonably say that those people think they knew David Bowie.